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+Configuring builders
+====================
+
+Discover builders by entry point
+--------------------------------
+
+.. versionadded:: 1.6
+
+:term:`builder` extensions can be discovered by means of `entry points`_ so
+that they do not have to be listed in the :confval:`extensions` configuration
+value.
+
+Builder extensions should define an entry point in the ``sphinx.builders``
+group. The name of the entry point needs to match your builder's
+:attr:`~.Builder.name` attribute, which is the name passed to the
+:option:`sphinx-build -b` option. The entry point value should equal the
+dotted name of the extension module. Here is an example of how an entry point
+for 'mybuilder' can be defined in the extension's ``setup.py``
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+   setup(
+       # ...
+       entry_points={
+           'sphinx.builders': [
+               'mybuilder = my.extension.module',
+           ],
+       }
+   )
+
+Note that it is still necessary to register the builder using
+:meth:`~.Sphinx.add_builder` in the extension's :func:`setup` function.
+
+.. _entry points: https://setuptools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/setuptools.html#dynamic-discovery-of-services-and-plugins